Friday December 22, Our World in Pictures
BRAZIL – Santa at Copacabana: Paulo Mourao, 67, cools off as he performs as Santa Claus at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday. The retired bank employee went to the beach as a Santa Claus surfer to celebrate the beginning of the Summer in the southern hemisphere.
SPAIN – Catalan Independence Celebration: Catalan independence supporters wave a ‘estelada’ (pro-independence Catalan flag) celebrating at the ANC (Catalan National Assembly) headquarters after results of the regional elections in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. The pro-secession bloc won a majority but the anti-independence Ciutadans (Citizens), led by 36-year-old lawyer Ines Arrimadas, won the highest number of votes for a single party. ANC is Catalan pro-independence platform promoting the political independence of Catalonia.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.